Chaparrel receives a bit more rain than a true desert and has a greater variety of vegetation.
The desert is a form of wilderness.
Location.
A Chaparrel is vegetation consisting mainly of tangled shrubs and thorny bushes. It is mostly in California. It is also in the Baja peninsula area.
A desert rat is a gerbil. A rat, is a rat. Also, desert rats live in the desert in Egypt.
Chaparral
Size and maker
Desert has no significant vegetation. Coastal plain usually has lots of vegetation.
Rainfall! The desert receives little and the rainforest receives copious amounts.
The Sahara is a vast desert region in North Africa known for its arid climate and sandy landscapes, while the Sahel is a semi-arid transitional zone south of the Sahara that experiences periodic droughts and supports more vegetation. The Sahel acts as a buffer between the Sahara Desert and the more fertile savannas further south.
A rainbow is something that appears in the sky after it rains and it has colors. A desert is a hot or dry area with no rain.
The Atacama Desert is a cold desert while the Simpson is a hot desert. The Simpson has more rainfall and, thus, more vegetation and animal life than the Atacama.
desertification is a situation in which an entire area becomes a desert in a short span of time whereas desert encroachment involves a gradual advancement of a desert into an area.